NHL game summary from January 31, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (36-7-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (28-22-3) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
1: MTL, Guy Lafleur 33 (Pete Mahovlich, Guy Lapointe), 5:32 - PP
LA , Vic Venasky 12 (Ab DeMarco), 10:34 - PP
LA , Ab DeMarco 4 (Bob Nevin), 12:58 - PP
MTL, Pete Mahovlich 23, 13:19
2: LA , Ab DeMarco 5 (Marcel Dionne), 11:08 - PP
MTL, Yvon Lambert 24 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lafleur), 15:23 - PP
LA , Bob Berry 17 (Don Kozak, Neil Komadoski), 15:43
LA , Don Kozak 12 (Vic Venasky), 16:00
LA , Bob Nevin 10 (Mike Corrigan), 16:40
3: LA , Mike Murphy 19 (Marcel Dionne, Juha Widing), 10:58
Penalties:
1: Doug Risebrough, MTL [Slashing] 1:53
Dave Hutchison, LA [Slashing, Attempt to injure] 1:53
Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 6:00
Rick Chartraw, MTL [Hi-sticking] 10:26
Steve Shutt, MTL [Charging] 11:33
Juha Widing, LA [Hooking] 13:44
2: Doug Risebrough, MTL [Slashing] 5:03
Mike Murphy, LA [Holding] 6:05
Don Awrey, MTL [Holding] 9:58
Ab DeMarco, LA [Holding] 13:35
Doug Risebrough, MTL [Cross checking] 18:01
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 14 minutes
LA : 18 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Demarco | 2 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8-11-10-29
LA : 7-10-10-27
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 32-6-6), Michel Larocque
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 19-13-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,005
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